Three riders finished on a zero penalty score after the three first qualifying rounds; Nick Skelton on Big Star – considered a huge favorite for a medal on Wednesday, first time Olympian Maikel van der Vleuten on Verdi and his team-mate Marc Houtzager on Tamino. All three horses have looked incredibly fresh all week, but Big Star seems to be in a league of his own in London. Top riders such as Edwina Tops-Alexander, Ben Maher, Marcus Ehning , Kevin Staut, Jos Lansink, Steve Guerdat, Rich Fellers, Gerco Schröder, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Pius Schwizer, Ian Millar, Eric Lamaze and Rodrigo Pessoa have all made it through to the final.